Immunisation


Lesson Objectives

Know what diseases are routinely vaccinated against in the UK
Analyse the reasons for and against immunisation

Overview

Immunisation involves giving children a vaccine containing a weak amount of the bacterium or virus that causes the disease or small amounts of the toxin of the disease. The child does not get the disease but the body's immune system is triggered to produce antibodies that will fight the disease.

Starter

Fill in the diseases YOU think are vaccinated against in the UK

Task

Identify which diseases are caused by viruses and which are caused by bacteria

Activity

Study the reasons for and against immunisation and analyse both perspectives.